Goal:  Students will read, write, listen, and follow directions to complete an insect book.

Objectives:
-Students will be able to design their own insect books.
  Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-Synthesis
-Students will be able to draw illustrations that coincide with their book.
  Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-Knowledge
-Students will be able to recall their knowledge of insects while completing their books.
  Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-Knowledge
-Students will be able to select any insects they want when completing their insect books.
  Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-Knowledge

Materials:   science journals, insect book worksheets.

Time:   40 minutes

Introduction:   The teacher will begin the lesson by having the students get out their science journals for a review on the insects they learned.  The teacher will ask the students questions about insects while letting them look through their science journals if they do not know the answer.  When the teacher is finished asking questions the students will put their science journals in their desks.

Development: The teacher will tell the students they are going to be designing their own      insect books.
-The teacher will tell the students they need to follow the directions on each page of their     insect books in order to complete it correctly.
-The teacher will show the insect books to the class and read each page of directions to       them.
-The students need to answer the questions and draw illustrations on each page without       looking through insect books or their science journals for information.
-The students must work by themselves on this assignment.
-The teacher will tell the students the insect books are going to be graded on their            knowledge of insects, grammar, and their illustrations.

Closure: When all students complete their stories the teacher will give examples of correct answers to the books (this could be the next day, depending on how long they take to complete).
Assessment:  Teacher will grade insect books according to a rubric (see following page).